Nasa’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) had made an impact into Cabeus crater near south pole of Moon on 9th October and had kicked up debris as high as one mile. Scientists have analyzed the plume of the debris and concluded that it was frozen water. It seems quite a significant quantity of [...]
Wished your washing machine could measure the sweat on your dirty sweaters, shirts and jeans? Believe it or not, it’s possible!
Called Eco-Navi by Panasonic, it uses a light-activated sensor to detect dirt levels. Sweat stains on the other hand, it detects through a sensor that apparently sends tiny electrical impulses through the wash as it [...]
Chandrayaan – the famed Indian mission to the moon has come up with startling evidence of existence of water on the lunar surface. The Indian moon mission had to be aborted after they lost contact with the spacecraft. But findings of one of the probes show that Moon soil is indeed damp. This crucial finding [...]
For all of you who love ornate and out of the ordinary looking fixtures to give that unique edge to your place-here is one for you. The design of ‘stone in the creek’ has been inspired by nature. Stone is a common element that is found in creeks. Stone and water compliment each other and always co-exist. Stone is hard and strong [...]
Here is good news for those who love cars! We have just managed to gather the latest news about The Gibbs Aquada Car, which is amphibious car. The Aquada functions like any other normal convertible cars but it sets its difference clearly only when you drive it to the water.
By virtue of being amphibious, [...]
Though installing huge rainwater harvesting equipments can be very expensive; there are other ways to keep your expenses low and also cut down on the use of water suing rainwater. One could use the many available rain barrels, which come in all shapes and sizes.
They are some of the best ways to save water. They [...]
A new shower curtain could well be the curtailer of that bad shower habit of spoilt rich people who carelessly waste gallons of precious water. Designed by Elisabeth Buecher, it is called `My Shower Curtain is a Green Warrior’ and lives up to itsname. There are ways of rapping those who use too much water, [...]
The old Doppler Effect method of discovering planets only measured the velocity of the planet when gravitational pull causes the parent star to wobble as the planet orbits it. According to planet researchers, there are significant limitations to Doppler searches. Scientists assert that readings from the Doppler cannot reveal the ‘angles of inclination of the [...]
Water scarcity, pollution, and sanitation were the main talking points in the Ministerial-level talks among more than 100 ministers from 190 participating countries meeting at the recent World Water Forum in Istanbul. The main premise is that water has become one of the world’s worsening problems. The content of heated debates is whether water should [...]
In a global scenario of water shortage, technology has to play a bigger role in saving the most important natural resource. After all, didn’t life first emerge in water! In an attempt to contribute to the same, Nimbus has designed a futuristic wasbowl that is expected to consume 60 time less water that the present [...]